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Sun Fire midrange systems platform admin manual
Sun fire midrange system controller command reference

To connect to system controller
Telnet Hostname-sc and select 0 option for paltform shell

 System Controller 'it-sun99-sc':

    Type  0  for Platform Shell

    Type  1  for domain A console
    Type  2  for domain B console
    Type  3  for domain C console
    Type  4  for domain D console

    Input:

To go to domain console to domain shell

   #.  
   or 
 ctrl + Break    
    or 
 ctrl + ] and from the telnet prompt type send break (eg: telnet> send break )

TO go to the domain console from a domain shell type "resume" from domain shell

 hostname-sc:A> resume

To go to main system controller from Domain shell type "disconnect"

 hostname-sc:A> disconnect

To get a OK prompt of a domain, from that domain shell, type "break"

 hostname-sc:A> break

To show the boards and status

 hostnmae-sc:SC>showboards

To find the firmware version of CPU's

 hostname-sc:SC>showboard -proms

copy the firmware from one cpu sb0 bord to another sb2

 hostname-sc:SC>flashupdate -c sb0 sb2

Enable a disbabled component in SB0

 hostname-sc:SC> enablecomponent /N0/SB0/P2

Add the SB2 board to domain A

 hostname-sc:SC> addboard -d A SB2

Go to domain A console from platform Shell

 hostname-sc:SC> cons -d A

Power on the domain A

 hostname-sc:A> setkeyswitch on
    Powering boards on ...

To see the all the boards

 hostname-sc:SC> showboards

Find the details in board SB2

 hostname-sc:SC> showcomponent -v SB2

To setup the system in single or Dual partition mode

 sun3800-sc:SC> setupplatform -p partition

 Partition Mode
 --------------
 Configure chassis for single or dual partition mode? [dual]: dual

 sun3800-sc:SC>

4800/6800 System controller Password unlock procedure

For Firmware version 5.11.3

If the platform administrator's password is lost, the following procedure can be used to clear the password.

1. Connect the serial console in the SC card and reboot the System Controller (SC) by pressing the reset button in the SC controller.

2. The normal sequence of a System Controller rebooting is for SCPOST to run, then ScApp. You'll need to wait for ScApp to start loading, and showing the 'Copyright 2001 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved” then

 Hit     Control-A

It will diasplay “ -> Task not found” and continue to load until the SC login shell

Press Enter, it will get into below prompt

->

3. Make a note of the current boot flags settings. This will be used to restore the boot flags to the original value.

 -> getBootFlags() 
 value = 48 = 0xC = '0'

Save the 0x number for # 7 below.

4. Change the boot flags to disable autoboot.

 -> setBootFlags (0x10)

5. Reboot the System Controller. Once reset, it will stop at the -> prompt. Use CONTROL-X or the reboot command to do this.

6. Enter the following commands at the -> prompt.

 -> kernelTimeSlice 5 
 -> javaConfig 
 -> javaClassPathSet "/sc/flash/lib/scapp.jar:/sc/flash/lib/jdmkrt.jar" 
 -> javaLoadLibraryPathSet "/sc/flash" 
 -> java "-Djava.compiler=NONE -Dline.separator=\r\n sun.serengeti.cli.Password"

Wait for the following System Controller messages to display. Your prompt will come back right away, but it'll take about 10 seconds for these messages to show up:

 Clearing SC Platform password... 
 Done. Reboot System Controller.

7. After the above messages are displayed, restore the bootflags to the original value using the setBootFlags() command.

 -> setBootFlags (0xC) 
 * Use the value returned from #3 above.

8. Reboot the System Controller using CONTROL-X or the reboot command. Once rebooted, the platform administrator's password will be cleared.

FOR Firmware version 5:17.x and above

1. Connect the serial console in the System controller

2. Press the Reset button in the SC

4. Press Ctrl + A - you wil see this messages

   Task not found
   Spawning new shell..
   ->

It will continue to load the ScApp until the menu displayesd

5. Press Enter from the platform login menu.

6. Make note of the current BootFlag value

   getBootFlags()
   value = 13 = 0xd
   Note : Save the 0x number  for step

7. Chang the boot flags to disable autoboot

   ->setBootFlags (0x10)
   Value = 13 = 0xd

8. Verify the changed value

   ->getBootFlags()
   value  = 16 = 0x10

9. Reboot the SC using either “Ctrl + x” or press the reset

10. If the firemware is between 5.17.x to 5.18.x then

    ->ld 1,0,”/sc/flash/vxAddOn.o”
    ->uncompressJVM(“/sc/flash/JVM.zip”,”/sc/flash/JVM”);

If the firmware is 5.19.x and later then

    ->ld 1,0,”/sc/flash/vxAddOn.o”
    ->uncompressFile(“/sc/flash/JVM.zip”,”/sc/flash/JVM”);

11. Enter the following commands at the -> prompt

    -> kernelTimeSlice 5
    -> javaConfig
    -> javaClassPathSet “/sc/flash/lib/scapp.jar:/sc/flash/lib/jdmkrt.jar”
    -> javaLoadLibraryPathSet “/sc/flash”
    -> java “-Djava.compiler=NONE –Dline.separator=\r\n sun.serengeti.cli.Password”

12. Wait for the following message to display (it may take upto 10 seconds after the prompt retun to ->)

    Clearing SC Platform password …
    Done. Reboot System Controller.

13. After the above message display restore the bootflags to the original

    -> setBootFlags(0xd)

14. Reboot the SC using Ctrl + x or press the reboot command.

15. If the system has more than one system controller for failover then follow the below command from platform shell

     Hostname-sc:SC> setfailover on